King salmon trollers to have lower harvests this year

King salmon fishermen in Southeast Alaska will see a significant reduction in their harvest this season.
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced on Monday that trollers will be allowed over 100,000 fewer fish than last year, under management guidelines negotiated under the Pacific Salmon Commission.
And it’s unlikely that trollers will be able to make up the difference in their fallback species — chum — if forecasts prove correct.
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